302290 (v.2) ChE 375 Petroleum Processing

Area:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

2.5

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

2 x 1 Hours Monthly

Anti Requisite(s):

302209 (v.2) ChE 553 Petroleum Processing or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

302240 (v.3) ChE 227 Process Principles or any previous version
AND
302246 (v.2) ChE 221 Fluid Mechanics or any previous version

Syllabus:

Requirements of the hydrocarbon age - products and specifications, chemistry of crude oil, hydrocarbon types, crude oil types, crude characterisation. Distillation - refining topography, distillation, atmospheric, vacuum, pressurised. Reforming and cracking - reforming, catalytic cracking. Gas production - hydrocracking, hydroprocessing. Light end - light end processing, alkylation, catalytic polymerisation, isomerisation. Heavy end - heavy end strategies (lube production, bitumen, coking), sulphur and sulphur treating (sulphur removal and sweetening, sulphur recovery, amine systems), miscellaneous processes (drying, desalting). Logistics and economics - refining and logistics, economics and optimisation.

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Field of Education:

30301 Chemical Engineering

HECS Band (if applicable):

Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information:

Informational

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

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